Technical Training
Promotion of ion exchange as a separation and purification technology, the extension of its applications and improving the technical knowledge of engineers and chemists is perceived as a major role of the IEX Conferences. There has been a loss of in-house expertise and training in many industries and technical training in IEX topics has now become an established and very important part of the IEX Conferences.
A very successful intensive two-day course in water treatment was organised for IEX2008. The course, which covered basic theory and practice in demineralisation and condensate purification, plant design and operation and trouble shooting in the cation-anion and mixed bed plant used in the power and process industries, will be updated and repeated at IEX2012.
Courses include:
This two-day course will run simultaneously with the advanced course. The course will focus on providing a good basic understanding of plant specification, including the effect of raw water quality, pretreatment requirements, process selection and relating this to end user treated water quality. Further presentations will cover how resins are manufactured, the different generic resin types and how they are used. The final sessions will cover plant operation, monitoring and control, and troubleshooting easy ion exchange problems.
It is designed for engineers, plant supervisors, chemists and those needing a better understanding of ion exchange.
This two-day course will run simultaneously with the introductory course. The course will concentrate on two main areas. The design and calculations required in sizing an ion exchange plant from first principles and also using the Dow and Purolite computer design programmes. This will include workshop examples using different waters with both companies programmes. The second day will focus on plant operation, performance monitoring and evaluation, advanced troubleshooting and performance recovery.
It is designed for previous attendees of the introductory course and those engineers etc. with a wider responsibility and a good basic understanding of their existing plant, with at least several years experience in ion exchange.
Ion exchange is a commonly used technique in bio-processing and is a critical step in many downstream processes. This course is intended to provide an overview of ion exchange from the basic principles of ion exchange to the selection and development of an ion exchange step. The course will be delivered by highly renowned scientists from academia and industry.
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